in the modern world today where the margin of error is minimal for the growth and at the same time there is a very competitive and challenging economic environment, it is very significant and crucial that efficiency is being prevailed in the organization through the help of international standards through which the respective organization should maximize their profits and should meet their resp...

In 2001, following the development of International Standards in basic medical education, WFME appointed an international Task Force for development of International Guidelines for Postgraduate Specialist Training. Reports of this Task Force were published in September 2001. These Guidelines has been structured in 9 areas and 37 sub-areas. The areas of these guidelines are mission & outcomes, t...

Developing safety critical software is a complex process. Due to the fact that medical device software failure can lead to catastrophic consequences, numerous standards have been developed which govern software development in the medical device domain. Risk management has an important role in medical device software development as it is important to ensure that safe software is developed. Demon...

This study explored the interest in global standardization guidelines for space travel. Due to lack of accepted minimum international standards and commercialized travel guidelines, there is a need explore feasibility developing an agency or clearinghouse certifications, requirements, ethical between governments private entities. employed two-round Delphi design investigate establish prioritize...

The International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) recently reinforced the international system of radiological protection, initially focused on humans, by identifying principles of environmental protection and proposing a framework for assessing impacts of ionising radiation on non-human species, based on a reference flora and fauna approach. For this purpose, ICRP developed dosime...

Background: In this paper, the health expenditures function of developing countries is estimated with a panel data model.  Methods: All credible determinants of health expenditures in these countries are probed and their coefficients are found out. Variables that affect health expenditures in developing countries are income, demographic features, social characteristics, and technological progr...

nanotechnology is considered as an industrial revolution of the third millennium. advances have a remarkable impact on differ¬ent fields such as medicine, engineering, economy and even politics. however, a wide range of ethical issues has been raised by this innovative science. many authorities believe that these advancements could lead to irreversible dis¬asters if not lim¬ited by ethical guid...